A geeky parent's lifestyle blog
This product was sent for review purposes and all thoughts are my own Earlier this year I reviewed a Rhodia Goalbook and it almost became my favourite bullet journal. They've recently updated the spec, so it's time for a little compare and contrast, as well as an update of the ol' bullet journal leaderboard. As… Continue reading New Rhodia Goalbook review
Last week was pretty uneventful after the previous week's half term activities, but in a good way. I rediscovered the joy of Instagram, thanks to Little Paper Swan's #AutumnHashtagChallenge, I found time for daily lettering, and I got stuck into a few podcasts. Lettering The #RockYourLettering challenge has encouraged me to explore new ways of… Continue reading A few of my favourite things #106
One of my most popular blog posts of all time is my collection of bullet journal reviews: find the right bullet journal for you. As a lettering newbie, I find it so useful to find reviews of various pens, so I thought I'd bring all of my pen reviews together in one place too. I'm… Continue reading Pens for days: Brush pens
[Ad – sponsored. This post is part of Stationery & Art’s sponsorship of my National Stationery Week 2019 campaign] Spotlight Stationery is a fab stationery subscription box and I was excited to try another one of their boxes recently. The Red & Black Box (previous boxes are available here) features two fountain pens - perfect… Continue reading The Red & Black Box from Spotlight Stationery [sponsored]
Last week was quite possibly my favourite week of the year so far. I didn't realise how much we all needed a week off until half term rolled around. We very rarely get to spend a whole day together as a family, as Luke and I work different days, so it was really lovely to… Continue reading A few of my favourite things #105
This post features some affiliate links My (32nd!!!) birthday is a few weeks away and people are starting to ask what I'd like. I'd love to be the kind of person that says "please, don't even worry about it" but if there's an opportunity to get a new book or journal... I've already got a… Continue reading My birthday and Christmas wish list 2019
I've worked with Cult Pens but bought these myself Have I mentioned how much I'm loving Instagram at the moment? There's a rather lovely community of lettering nerds who are so encouraging and inspiring. There's a great Facebook group for fans of Simply Lettering too, so I'm picking up loads of awesome recommendations for new… Continue reading Stationery porn: Pentel Touch Brush Sign pens
I am so ready for half term. The idea of a whole week of no alarms, no rushing around, just slowing down and taking it easy sounds sooo good. I'm fortunate that the overtime I did last month has allowed me to take a week off, so we'll be able to spend a few days… Continue reading A few of my favourite things #104
These products were sent for review purposes and all thoughts are my own. This post features affiliate links I've taken to reading a lot of non-fiction lately, particularly titles which focus on mental health coping mechanisms, goal-setting, and getting shit done. Chronicle Books have recently published a couple of belters, leaving me feeling genuinely inspired… Continue reading Empowering new books from Abrams & Chronicle
These products were sent for review purposes and all thoughts are my own I've become a bigger stationery nerd than ever this year, thanks to my new-found love of lettering. I've tried and tested quite the range of pens (I'll link them all up in one ultimate review post soon, much like my bullet journal… Continue reading NEW Stabilo brush pen review & giveaway
